2021
Psychopharmacoepidemiology of antidepressant medications among homeless and unstably housed service users in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Iheanacho T. Psychopharmacoepidemiology of antidepressant medications among homeless and unstably housed service users in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system. Human Psychopharmacology Clinical And Experimental 2021, 37: e2829. PMID: 34799872, DOI: 10.1002/hup.2829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare settingsOutpatient mental health visitsVA service-connected disabilityVeterans AffairsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemAntidepressant prescription patternsMental health visitsEmergency department visitsNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsMental health care settingsPrimary care settingHealthcare systemService-connected disabilityHealth care settingsAntidepressant medicationAntidepressant prescriptionsPrescription patternsDepartment visitsHealth visitsReuptake inhibitorsMultivariable analysisFemale sexTricyclic antidepressantsClinical challengePsychiatric diagnosis
2013
Long-acting injectable depot naltrexone use in the Veterans' Health Administration: A national study
Marienfeld C, Iheanacho T, Issa M, Rosenheck RA. Long-acting injectable depot naltrexone use in the Veterans' Health Administration: A national study. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 434-438. PMID: 23790742, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol-Related DisordersComorbidityDelayed-Action PreparationsDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Drug PrescriptionsDrug UtilizationFemaleHospitalizationHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPsychiatric Department, HospitalRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsUrban PopulationVeteransConceptsPatient populationOutpatient mental health service useHealth AdministrationMental health inpatient admissionsMental health service useAxis 1 psychiatric disordersStepwise multivariate logistic regressionHealth service useMultivariate logistic regressionVeterans Health AdministrationLarger patient populationLogistic regression analysisAlcohol use disorderPsychotropic prescriptionsInpatient admissionsNaltrexone useUse populationPsychiatric disordersService useUse disordersDepot naltrexoneBivariate analysisLogistic regressionMedicationsNaltrexoneUse of naltrexone for alcohol use disorders in the Veterans’ Health Administration: A national study
Iheanacho T, Issa M, Marienfeld C, Rosenheck R. Use of naltrexone for alcohol use disorders in the Veterans’ Health Administration: A national study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 132: 122-126. PMID: 23434041, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate logistic regression analysisAlcohol use disorderCo-morbid Axis INaltrexone prescriptionLogistic regression analysisUse disordersOutpatient visitsClinical usefulnessAxis IHealth AdministrationVeterans Administration Healthcare SystemBivariate analysisSpecialty mental health careProportion of patientsUse of naltrexonePsychiatric outpatient visitsVeterans Health AdministrationAlcohol use disorder diagnosisMental health careRegression analysisNational administrative dataOpioid medicationsBaseline characteristicsRate of useClinical factors